Fishing-line



T. BIRD, DECD.

H. M.BmD.AnM1N1sTRATmx.

FISHING LINE.

APPLICATION F|LED 00x13, 1919.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

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UNITED-STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

THoMAs BIRD, or coRrLANnNI-:w YORK; iIANNA M. BIRD ADMINISTRATRIX or' SAID THOMAS BIRD,- DEcEAsED.

FISHING-LINE.

Application filed October 3, 1919. Serial No. 328,261.

Toy all lwhom t may concern Be it known that l, THOMAS BIRD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cortland, in the county of Cortland and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Fishing-Line, of which the ollowing isa full, clear, and exact description. AThis invention relates to new and useful improvements in fishing lines, and it `pertains more particularly'to lines of the'waterproof enamel type especially used for flycasting.

Lines of this type as ordinarily constructed are made lfrom braided silk, and after said line is finished, it is subjected to. a suitable process for applying thereto a coating of enamel which adds weight and-rigidity to the line.

It has been -found that when the enamel on lines so constructed creases or breaks, the line absorbs moisturewhich causesthe same to swell, and also sets up a process of deterioration owing to the factthat a waterproof coating on the line 'prevents a proper drying thereof and holds the moisture within the line.

Furthermore, in lines of this character, it

is impossible to thoroughly penetrate the braided structure of the line, nor is it possible to fill all of the interstices present in I thebraided structure.

p It is 'the primary object of the present invention to form a line which may be com- 'l p It is a Jfurther object ofthe invention to provide a iishingline of greater' strength than the ordinary braided type.

With the above and-other objects in view, reference is had to the accompanying drawingEs, in which- 'u igure l is a view in elevation, givin a diagrammatic showing of a portion o a fishing line constructed in accordance with the presentinvention, and

Fig. 2 1s a transverse sectional view thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the present invention comprises a core 5-and`a covering or sheathin 6. lThe core v5 is formed ofa plurality o separate silk strands 7,which' are twisted together to form a single strand. After these strands 7 have been twisted .together to form the. single strand or core 5, the latter is subjected to a suitable water-proofing process, vwhich conslsts in a treatment of the core by means of which it is thoroughl saturated with a suitillile water-proof jso ution, enamel, or 4the After Ithecorel 5 has been so formed and treated, the casing or sheathing 6 of the -line is hard braided thereabout. By hard braiding the casing or sheathing .6, the water is prevented from entering to the core 5, and by inclosing the core' in a sheathing, such as 6, the enamell portion ,of the line is pre' l core to admit water or moisture should it come in contact with. said core. 1

From the foregoing description, it Vwill Patented Mar. s, 1921.

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be seen that the present invention provides I a fishing line, which has all of the virtues of the ordinary braided line, the core lending sufficientl rigidity to the structure to facilitate fly-casting, and, at the same time, the enamel portion ofthe line is:v adequately protected from moisture.

I claim- 1. A fishing line comprising a'core consisting of aplurality of, twisted silken strands, said core water-proofed and enameled, and an independent covering for said core, said coveringcomprising a watertight braided structure.

2. A fishing line'comprising a twisted core of fibrous strands and a hard braided covering for said core, said core being waterproofed to `provide .an enameled coatingv therefor prior' to the application of the braided covering, said enamel coating being independent of the braided covering.

3. As a new manufacture a ishinr line `consisting of a Vcore of twisted sericeous strands said core vwater-proofed and enameled, and a watertight sheathing for said enameledl core, said sheathing consisting of sericeous strands hard braided upon the enameled core, but unconnected therewith.

THOMAS BIRD;

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